[Sca-cooks] MetalSmiths Symposium - [03] Learning

[chirhart_1]

Why yes! Some stores will do that because of other stores sending employees
to comparison shop and undercut there prices .Worked for wal-Mart and have
been escorted out a couple of times from other stores.From chirhart
----- Original Message -----
From: <jenne at fiedlerfamily.net>
To: "sca-cooks" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] MetalSmiths Symposium - [03] Learning


> > During the price checking, I was verbally abused and
> > harassed by the store manager at one of the grocery
> > stores in my area.  I found out later that anyone
> > checking  prices without buying (or having a shopping
> > cart) should get permission.  That was news to me!
>
> *BLINK*? I've NEVER, EVER had that happen. I've not only checked
> prices but called to check prices. I know I've even called up little itty
> bitty offprice places 2 weeks after the event and asked them if they
> remembered which cheese was which price (I blamed my desire to be reminded
> on a non-existent 'boss' who wanted records just so, of course), but I was
> treated perfectly nicely, even if they couldn't help me.
>
> When Anne Liese, Juliana and I were price-checking for the Sword &
> Chrysanthemum, we did get asked what we were doing in one big Asian market
> chain. We explained that we were pricing things for a big dinner menu, and
> they were ok with that.
>
> > BTW, this was my first experience cooking for 100.
> > This was my first SCA feast.
>
> Vincenzo, from what I heard from those who were there, you did a great
> job!
>
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa



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